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Meanings of british english in English

Russian
британский вариант английского языка
Portuguese
inglês britânico
Catalan
anglès britànic
Spanish
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Forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom.

Related terms
британский вариант английского языка

The dialect of the English language used mostly in the British Isles.

Synonyms
Examples for "uk english"
Examples for "uk english"
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The author's use of a mixture of US and UK English spelling has been retained.
The Castle Of The Shadows
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There are cases of American and UK English.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]
3
To prepare the text for proofing, I just flick through it in Crisp with spellquery on, in US or UK English as needed.
The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002
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But it is a reminder of how powerfully our north has shaped all the national identities of the United Kingdom -English, Scottish and Welsh.
The Guardian
Usage of british english in English
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On the English-language version of your CV, use British English.
BBC
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Literally meaning testicles, it is used as a synonym for 'nonsense' in colloquial British English.
Reuters
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I heard a few foreign tongues and several variations of what I assumed was British English.
The South African
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In other news, GeekDad now can be read in American English and "proper" British English.
Wired
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Jennifer Forde, one of the narrators, speaks British English that sounds superposh to my admittedly provincial American ear.
Wired
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Again he spoke in British English.
Prince Lestat
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The second class were British English.
The Professor
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It's quite possible that the glottalisation of "t" will soon become a standard feature of British English.
The Guardian
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The same term in British English is a 1 with 12 zeroes, or a million million.
The South African
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This study reports the development and psychometric testing of the British English MAP-Hand in a UK population of people with RA.
Pubmed
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This returns British English to the style Latin languages (including Spanish, French, Italian, Catalan) have been using all along.
The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000
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Burl -or burr in British English -is the weird knobbly pattern that appears in trees that are damaged or stressed.
Wired
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Phase 1 (cross-cultural adaptation) involved: forward translation to British English; synthesis; expert panel review and cognitive debriefing interviews with people with RA.
Pubmed